The object of Black Jack is to have your hand(s) each add up closer to 21 than the Dealer's, without going over. Number cards are worth their face value, Face cards are worth 10, and Aces are worth either 1 or 11. A "Black Jack" is a combination of an Ace with any Face card or a 10, and pays one and a half the amount of your ber. All other winning hands pay back the amount of the bet.
The Deck:
The Dealer's deck consists of 2 standard playing decks (104 cards) and all hands will be delt from this deck, without reshuffling, until less than 20 cards remain in the deck, after a hand is played out. At this time all cards are returned to the deck and it is shuffled.
The Buttons:
STAND: Don't give this hand any more cards.
HIT: Give this hand another card.
DOUBLE: Give this hand one more card only, and double the amount of the bet.
SPLIT: (Only available if the player is dealt two cards of the same face value, and only once per hand.) Take out of the bank, the amount of the original bet, move one of the cards down to a new hand and play the two hands separately.
INSURANCE: (Only available if the Dealer has an Ace showing after the first four cards are played.) Take out ot the bank half of the amount of the original bet. If the dealer has Black Jack, the player loses no money. If the Dealer doesn't have Black Jack, the insurance money is gone.
BET: Subtract the amount shown in the Betting Window from the amount shown in the Bank Window and deal the hand.
Notes:
To set the amount of the bet, press the mouse button in the Betting Window.
This game does not pay out for a Five Card Charlie. (A Five Card Charlie is having 5 cards in your hand that total 21 or under.)
